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Susanna Agnelli

Susanna Agnelli
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 January 1995 – 17 May 1996
Prime MinisterLamberto Dini
Preceded byAntonio Martino
Succeeded byLamberto Dini
Undersecretary
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
9 August 1983 – 11 April 1991
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi
Giovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
12 July 1983 – 22 April 1992
ConstituencyPiedmont
Member of the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979 – 1 October 1981
ConstituencyNorth-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
5 July 1976 – 11 July 1983
ConstituencyComo
Mayor of Monte Argentario
In office
8 July 1974 – 20 October 1984
Preceded byEttore Zolesi
Succeeded byFlorio Zolesi
Personal details
Born(1922-04-24)24 April 1922
Turin, Italy
Died15 May 2009(2009-05-15) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
Political partyPRI
Spouse(s)Count Urbano Rattazzi Jr.
(m. 1945; div. 1975)
Children6
Parents
OccupationEntrepreneur, philanthropist, politician, writer

Susanna Agnelli, Contessa Rattazzi Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (24 April 1922 – 15 May 2009), was an Italian politician, businesswoman, and writer. Involved in Italian politics for over twenty years,[1] she was the first woman to be appointed Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2][3] She was also the first Italian minister to be Minister of Foreign Affairs and undersecretary of the same ministry.[4]

  1. ^ Brozan, Nadine (22 October 1996). "Chronicle". The New York Times. p. 7. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ Donadio, Rachel (16 May 2009). "Susanna Agnelli, First Woman in Italy to Run Foreign Office, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Susanna Agnelli, 87, Fiat heir, pol". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ Ajmone Marsan, Giulia (23 April 2022). "Le tre vite di Susanna Agnelli". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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